cursing

noun

1. a calling on God or the gods to send evil or injury down on some person or thing
2. a profane, obscene, or blasphemous oath, imprecation, etc. expressing hatred, anger, vexation, etc.
3. evil or injury that seems to come in answer to a curse
4. any cause of evil or injury

transitive verb cursed, curst, cursing

1. to call evil or injury down on; damn
2. to swear at; use profane, blasphemous, or obscene language against
3. to bring evil or injury on; afflict

intransitive verb